Cool Places To Eat In Manchester

Delving out pizza and other comforting plates, Flight Club has you covered for food. But what makes it so cool? This place is fairground-themed and dotted with high-tech oches, so you can play darts in a totally new way.

Offering international small plates when the sun is up and turning into a late-night cocktail lounge once it goes down, BLVD is the ideal day-to-night destination. There's also live entertainment to keep you satisfied throughout.

After romantic restaurants in Manchester that still retain a quirky edge? Peter Street Kitchen isn't just a beautiful space to dine, as the menu is all kinds of different, bringing Mexican and Japanese small plates together as one. Wash it all down with sake-laced cocktails from the bar.

At Dog Bowl, you can take on all your friends at a few rounds on the lanes, before tucking into crowd-pleasing favourites. The menu features stacked pancakes covered in cream and berries, full English breakfasts, hearty burgers and a range of smoked dishes.

If you're searching for the best affordable restaurants in Manchester, then Mowgli has to be up there with their curries and traditional tiffin boxes. Chow down on these aromatic delights, all while surrounded by rustic and jungle gym-inspired decor.

When in need of the best places to eat in Manchester that offer something a little different, Blues Kitchen is leading the pack. After dining on delights from the Deep South and quaffing bourbon-laced cocktails, stay late for the live music or DJs.

Fancy restaurants don't have to be all pomp and no cool, as Australasia proves. It's accessed via a glass pyramid and boasts gorgeous cream interiors, in which you'll be munch food from across the Pacific Rim area - think Japanese and Australian fare. Better yet, DJs play 'til 3am on weekends. 

Nestled into railway arches and attached to The Spirit of Manchester Distillery, Three Little Words is a restaurant bar like no other. This venture from Manchester Gin sees an extensive list of innovative cocktails accompanying a menu of Sunday roasts and unique small plates.

Side Street is located in Spinningfields, making up part of the iconic ABC building. This stylish space features plush velvet sofas and pretty greenery, and you'll often find live music here as well - perfect for an intimate date night or catch up with friends.

There's an extensive cocktail menu to enjoy while you're here, as well as affordable picks for lunch or dinner. Think roasted stuffed squash, rotisserie chicken and even macaroni cheese, as well as sandwiches earlier in the day.

Showcasing eye-catching, floral interiors, On The Hush provides a unique backdrop for your feasting. While surrounded by pretty blossoms and vibrant artwork, get stuck into bottomless brunches, Sunday roasts and juicy burgers.

Thanks to everything from a shipping container dining space to sleek leather, rustic wood and foliage walls, Foundry Project is a pretty cool space to eat at. Alongside this, there's hangover-curing breakfast pizzas, killer happy hours and dripping burgers on the menu.

Bab BQ is not only one of the coolest and best restaurants in Manchester city centre, but it's also whipping up kebabs like you've never seen 'em before, including tikka masala salmon or chickpea shawarma. Round off your experience with a trip to the basement cocktail bar at this quirky joint.

Get ready to eat, compete, and repeat at Manchester Wing Fest 2025. Whether you're all about devouring spicy buffalo wings, sinking your teeth into smoky BBQ, or going wild with unique flavours in the Wild Wing category, there's something for every wing lover.

Beyond the food, challenge your friends to arcade games, take a swing at axe throwing, or join the fiery Lava Wing Challenge for some extra heat. Live music and DJs keep the energy up, so grab your Wing Fest trucker hat and let's make this weekend wing-tacular, starting from £19.50 per person. 

It might not take you by surprise to see the Scottish purveyors of craft beer, BrewDog, make this list. As well as their stellar pints, you can expect a rooftop space, tacos and more at their cool hotel, Doghouse Manchester.

One of Manchester's coolest restaurants, Hello Oriental is found tucked away beneath Circle Square just off Oxford Road - complete with its very own supermarket, as well as a food court-style dining space. A range of Pan-East Asian food makes up the menu, from Korean ramen-carbonara fusion to bao, dim sum, Sichuan hot pot and soft shell crab burgers.

While best known for fizzing, smoking and bubbling cocktails, The Alchemist is also a top choice for food. Some of the dishes come presented in a super theatrical style too, so you can be sure your pan-Asian fare and international plates are just as Instagrammable as the drinks.

When in need of cool places to eat in Manchester city centre, Spinningfield's The Lawn Club is coming in hot with its alfresco offering. From bookable private pods to a pergola covered in foliage or a spacious, sunny lawn area, this spot has quirky covered. While munching your way through loaded fries, gourmet burgers or tantalising pizzas, you can sip on refreshing spritz cocktails from the outdoor bar as well.

Cool restaurants in Manchester city centre? You can count on Point Blank Shooting. This place has a simulation range for you to have a go on, as well as two for £12 deals on cocktails and a whole American-inspired menu to munch through.

When you're on the hunt for cool places to eat street food in Manchester, GRUB should be your first port of call. There are bottomless brunches on Saturdays, as well as a load of other events accompanied by traders from around the world.

Ancoats eatery Elnecot boasts a lovingly selected range of small plates, ones which are quirky to the core. Whether you go for Devon brown crab crumpets or king oyster mushrooms with charcoal, roasted yeast sauce, pickle and courgette, these dishes are sure to be like nothing you've ever had.

From disco tunes to the candyfloss-topped or bubble bath drinks, The Laundrette is one-of-a-kind. This Chorlton haunt revels in its offering of 'cocktails and carbs', which is surely a mantra we can all get behind.

If only the coolest of plots will do? Crazy Pedro's is a pizza parlour with a difference, thanks to unique toppings like chicken 'n' waffles and a whole host of margs - frozen or otherwise. Our recommendation, though, is the bottomless brunch, where all food and drinks are unlimited.

Head to the Irani cafe-inspired space of Dishoom and you'll uncover one of the best restaurants around. These guys dish up Indian breakfasts (sausage, egg and bacon-stuffed naan rolls, anyone?) and classic curries paired with spiced cocktails.